Seventeen people aboard HMS Bounty have abandoned ship off the coast of North Carolina amid Hurricane Sandy. The captain gave the order for the crew to enter the lifeboats at 9:30 GMT and a rescue attempt by a US coastguard helicopter is under way. Read more
The mutiny on the Bounty was a mutiny that occurred aboard the British Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty on 28 April 1789, and has been commemorated by several books, films, and popular songs, many of which take considerable liberties with the facts. Read more
Four men have set sail in the South Pacific in their bid to recreate the epic 7,000 km voyage of Captain William Bligh. Captain Bligh was cast adrift after the famous mutiny on the Bounty in 1789. The crew is sailing in a 7.6m open-deck boat with two small sails. They are hoping to sail from Tonga to West Timor in seven weeks. Read more